I am an evolutionary ecologist with an interest in plant-insect interactions and conservation genomics.
Current position: NSF Postdoctoral Researcher
Education:
PhD from the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University
Advisor: Dr. Ruth Hufbauer
B.S. in Ecology/Evolution from the University of Maryland, College Park (2018)
Notable: NSF Graduate Research Fellow 2020-2025
Publications: Google Scholar
News & Updates
October 1, 2025. I've started a new position as an NSF postdoctoral fellow studying how hybridization in oak trees influences the oak gall wasp community.
January - September, 2025. Postdoctoral position as a Research Ecologist at the USDA-ARS in Fort Collins, CO.
December 13, 2024. Colorado State University graduation.
September 18, 2024. PhD defense!
March 11, 2024. My second first-author paper is published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology: https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voae031
April 6, 2023. My first, first-author paper has been published in Ecological Entomology: https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13242
March 28, 2022. I passed my preliminary PhD exams and am now a PhD Candidate.